{"id":4415,"date":"2014-10-07T05:53:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T05:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/staging\/vet\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2019-02-11T22:21:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T04:21:12","slug":"basic-information-sheet-for-green-or-common-iguana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/basic-information-sheet-for-green-or-common-iguana\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Information Sheet: Green Iguana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Green or Common Iguana (Iguana iguana<\/i>)<\/h1>\n
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Photo credit: Cy via Flickr Creative Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

Download the Care of the Green Iguana client handout<\/a> PDF.
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Natural history<\/h2>\n

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\nThe green iguana is native to the tropical rain forests of Latin America. Most pet iguanas are raised on farms in El Salvador and Costa Rica although wild-caught imports and domestically captive-bred lizards are also available.
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Taxonomy<\/h2>\n

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\nClass<\/strong>: Reptilia<\/em><\/p>\n

Order<\/strong>: Squamata<\/em><\/p>\n

Family<\/strong>: Iguanidae<\/em><\/p>\n

Iguanas, chuckwallas<\/p>\n

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Color and Size<\/h2>\n

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\nJuveniles should be a bright green color although color becomes less vivid as the lizard ages. All ages have dark vertical bands on the tail. Breeding males may also have an orange tinge. Red and albino color morphs have also been developed.<\/p>\n

Including the tail, adults can reach 1.8 m (6 feet) or more.
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Diet<\/h2>\n

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\nGreen iguanas are herbivores.<\/p>\n